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At what depth is Bluegill most likely to be found? Structures?
Depressed Lonely. asked:
At what depth are bluegill most likely to be found? What structures are they mostly near? And has any fished at Anderson Park-Tarpon Springs, Florida?
If so where are the best places to fish?, and what are the most common fish spiecies there?, what type of bait should I use?
At what depth are bluegill most likely to be found? What structures are they mostly near? And has any fished at Anderson Park-Tarpon Springs, Florida?
If so where are the best places to fish?, and what are the most common fish spiecies there?, what type of bait should I use?
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By Aaron, January 8, 2010 @ 8:31 pm
Bluegill are topwater fish and like warmer water. they are found around some trees, and other cover like weeds, but will be out in the open too. They will bite a shiny hook, they are about the dumbest fish ever, but live bait like nighcrawlers work well. Rubber worms can also be effective and so are small plastics. I would imagine that the most common fish species woulde be croppie, bass and bluegill, because they are all over Florida.
By exert-7, January 12, 2010 @ 8:23 am
Spring and summer is by far the best period to catch bluegills because they congregate in the shallows to spawn, become very aggressive, and are particularly easy to catch. The best method of determining this period of bluegill spawning activity is water temperatiure. Spawning activity peaks when the water temperature is 75 degrees F. The major spawning activity is often easy to spot in natural lakes, ponds, and reservoirs, where males build their nests in shallow bays or along protected shorelines. In these habitats bluegill spawn among sticks, stumps, or thinly-spaced vegetation. A shallow flat adjacent to a flooded creek channel is also a good place to find spawning bluegill. Nearly all species of sunfish, which include bluegill, prefer a sand or gravel bottom for nest building, but lacking this habitat the nests will be fanned out of silty muddy bottom. Beds may be as small as 3 or 4 feet long and 4 feet across or as large as 25 feet accres and 50 feet long, and a single bed may contain nly a few nests or several hundred. The saucer-shaped depressions bluegill build their nests in are found in shallow water very close to shore. Carefully search water from 2 to 6 feet deep and locate a spawning bed.
Fishing for bluegill that are guarding the nest is exciting. One of the best techniques is to wade or boat within easy casting distance of the nests and use a small lure or bait just below a small bobber. Cast a piece of worm, jig, or other bait beyond the bed and slowly retrieve it through the nesting area. Depth of the nests determines how deep to set the float. Fish close to the bottom, keep both lure and float as small as possible, and set the hook quickly, or the aggressive males will swallow the bait.
A bed of spawning bluegills can be a flyrod fisherman’s dream. If the water is shallow enough, they will usually rise to hit poppers, especially in the evening. Otherwise wet flys or ultra-lite leadheads will take them from deeper beds.
Of the fish caught from nests, 95 percent will be males. The male fish is more vulnerable to catching because he builds the nest within a well-defined terrritory and aggressively protects the eggs against all intruders. Females are more often caught on casts into the adjacent, deep water. Many times they hang just off the spawning beds prior to inshore movement.
Male bluegills guarding nests are woefully easy to catch.
During winter months bluegill can be found in much deeper water, sometimes 40′-50′ or more.
By rybkowiak, January 15, 2010 @ 8:21 am
i catch bluegill right next to the bank. cast your rod off about 5 feet and wait. If theres no biting there are no bluegill, or your hook is showing. Sunfish and Bluegill are awfully smart. You have to have the tip if the hook covered real good. ( assuming you use worms. ).
So if there are no bites, move on to a different location. If you catch one bluegill, cast your rod out in the same place and your bound to catch more.Corn is pretty good bait as well
By ymusic022, January 17, 2010 @ 9:38 am
Try around manmade structures like docks, concrete pillers, ect. Try about 5 ft out along the bank. use a small hook hooked with a worm under a bobber about 1-2 ft. under. also try near weeds.
By rod c, January 20, 2010 @ 12:28 am
if it is hot they will be shallow when it cools down they go to deep water
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